Some very initial work starting in South end zone

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Some very initial work starting in South end zone

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Looks like it's just core soil sampling...but it's a start.


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Are they cutting down the magnolia trees?
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Meanwhile, over in East Tennessee, they're installing a party deck in the north end upper level.

I would NOT want to be anywhere under or near that.
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Can't be. I have been reliably informed that the facility work is all talk.
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One of the reasons I'm asking is that in the late 1960s, Vanderbilt had a basset hound as its unofficial mascot. At some point, months after the students all started thinking of this dog as the school mascot, it got hit by a truck and died, and they buried the dog beside one of those magnolia trees. I suspect no one who steps foot on the Vanderbilt campus today knows this, but at some point workers may dig that dead dog up. Just FYI.
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historybill wrote: Sun Jan 16, 2022 11:09 am One of the reasons I'm asking is that in the late 1960s, Vanderbilt had a basset hound as its unofficial mascot. At some point, months after the students all started thinking of this dog as the school mascot, it got hit by a truck and died, and they buried the dog beside one of those magnolia trees. I suspect no one who steps foot on the Vanderbilt campus today knows this, but at some point workers may dig that dead dog up. Just FYI.
Yes , his name was George followed a few years later by Samantha. A little history in the article below:

https://vucommodores.com/vanderbilt-s-canine-mascots/
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Here's the official rendering for the renovated south end zone exterior and McGugin Center and the new walkway between them (replacing Jess Neely Drive):

https://vucommodores.com/wp-content/upl ... 73x660.jpg

If this is accurate, it appears the magnolia trees will be gone and Bradford pears will be in the walkway.
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FayetteDore wrote: Sun Jan 16, 2022 12:45 pm Here's the official rendering for the renovated south end zone exterior and McGugin Center and the new walkway between them (replacing Jess Neely Drive):

https://vucommodores.com/wp-content/upl ... 73x660.jpg

If this is accurate, it appears the magnolia trees will be gone and Bradford pears will be in the walkway.
:cry: Bradford pears are the devil's tree.
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OldDude wrote: Sun Jan 16, 2022 11:57 am
historybill wrote: Sun Jan 16, 2022 11:09 am One of the reasons I'm asking is that in the late 1960s, Vanderbilt had a basset hound as its unofficial mascot. At some point, months after the students all started thinking of this dog as the school mascot, it got hit by a truck and died, and they buried the dog beside one of those magnolia trees. I suspect no one who steps foot on the Vanderbilt campus today knows this, but at some point workers may dig that dead dog up. Just FYI.
Yes , his name was George followed a few years later by Samantha. A little history in the article below:

https://vucommodores.com/vanderbilt-s-canine-mascots/
Yes... that's one of anecdotes from my 2005 book that Vanderbilt sort of cut and pasted and sent out in a press release a few years later.
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dcdore wrote: Sun Jan 16, 2022 1:04 pm
FayetteDore wrote: Sun Jan 16, 2022 12:45 pm Here's the official rendering for the renovated south end zone exterior and McGugin Center and the new walkway between them (replacing Jess Neely Drive):

https://vucommodores.com/wp-content/upl ... 73x660.jpg

If this is accurate, it appears the magnolia trees will be gone and Bradford pears will be in the walkway.
:cry: Bradford pears are the devil's tree.
Absolutely ! Weak structure, require lots of maintenance just to keep from collapsing, super invasive. Some cities have actually outlawed planting them; the entire state of S Carolina is banning them in 2024.
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If this is accurate, it appears the magnolia trees will be gone and Bradford pears will be in the walkway.
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dcdore wrote: Sun Jan 16, 2022 1:04 pm
FayetteDore wrote: Sun Jan 16, 2022 12:45 pm Here's the official rendering for the renovated south end zone exterior and McGugin Center and the new walkway between them (replacing Jess Neely Drive):

https://vucommodores.com/wp-content/upl ... 73x660.jpg

If this is accurate, it appears the magnolia trees will be gone and Bradford pears will be in the walkway.
:cry: Bradford pears are the devil's tree.
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OldDude wrote: Sun Jan 16, 2022 1:34 pm
dcdore wrote: Sun Jan 16, 2022 1:04 pm
FayetteDore wrote: Sun Jan 16, 2022 12:45 pm Here's the official rendering for the renovated south end zone exterior and McGugin Center and the new walkway between them (replacing Jess Neely Drive):

https://vucommodores.com/wp-content/upl ... 73x660.jpg

If this is accurate, it appears the magnolia trees will be gone and Bradford pears will be in the walkway.
:cry: Bradford pears are the devil's tree.
Absolutely ! Weak structure, require lots of maintenance just to keep from collapsing, super invasive. Some cities have actually outlawed planting them; the entire state of S Carolina is banning them in 2024.
Not to mention the giver of horrible allergies!
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historybill wrote: Sun Jan 16, 2022 11:09 am One of the reasons I'm asking is that in the late 1960s, Vanderbilt had a basset hound as its unofficial mascot. At some point, months after the students all started thinking of this dog as the school mascot, it got hit by a truck and died, and they buried the dog beside one of those magnolia trees. I suspect no one who steps foot on the Vanderbilt campus today knows this, but at some point workers may dig that dead dog up. Just FYI.
I remember George.
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commadore wrote: Sun Jan 16, 2022 4:43 pm
OldDude wrote: Sun Jan 16, 2022 1:34 pm
dcdore wrote: Sun Jan 16, 2022 1:04 pm

:cry: Bradford pears are the devil's tree.
Absolutely ! Weak structure, require lots of maintenance just to keep from collapsing, super invasive. Some cities have actually outlawed planting them; the entire state of S Carolina is banning them in 2024.
Not to mention the giver of horrible allergies!
Gosh they smell so bad. And I am amazed at how dense the wood is for something that falls over so easily. Horrible chore cutting one up - bring multiple chainsaw chains with you if the need arises.
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historybill wrote: Sun Jan 16, 2022 11:09 am One of the reasons I'm asking is that in the late 1960s, Vanderbilt had a basset hound as its unofficial mascot. At some point, months after the students all started thinking of this dog as the school mascot, it got hit by a truck and died, and they buried the dog beside one of those magnolia trees. I suspect no one who steps foot on the Vanderbilt campus today knows this, but at some point workers may dig that dead dog up. Just FYI.
Was George buried near the southern end zone (where the construction is taking place) or the northern end zone?
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Versus75 wrote: Sun Jan 16, 2022 4:39 pmKudzu!
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I just got a survey about stadium amenities and luxury boxes and such from Candice Storey Lee. They want opinions about game day atmosphere. All I had was "when we have a prayer of winning, the games are more interesting to fans."
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